Perilous path for soul to world of dead. (Cf. F151.1.)

Motif

Perilous path for soul to world of dead. (Cf. F151.1.)

The dead. · The soul. · Perils of the soul. · view the constellation · filed as E750.2

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

SiberianHolmberg Siberian 484.

Within the index

Filed under Perils of the soul.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Dead person of good life goes over bridge to otherworld without fear Perilous valley in (on way to) land of dead Branching tree as roadway for souls

Filed beside it

Soul cannot enter heaven till body is buried. (Cf. E235.2.)Souls wander after death Journey of soul to world of dead on reindeer Soul leaves possessions on road to final resting place Souls at Judgment Day Lost souls Saved souls Destination of the soul Contest over souls. (Cf. E754.1.)The soul prays Rejoicing at arrival of rich man in heaven. Event so rare as to cause rejoicing. Poor man enters unnoticed The soul – miscellaneous

Travels with

Perilous path to otherworld

wander